Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna of Russia Royalty
Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna of Russia (Russian: Алекса́ндра Гео́ргиевна), née Princess Alexandra of Greece (Greek: Πριγκίπισσα Αλεξάνδρα της Ελλάδας) (30 August 1870 – 24 September 1891), was born in Corfu, Greece. She was the third child and firstborn daughter of King George I and Queen Olga of Greece, who herself was a daughter of a Russian grand duke, and was also a grandchild of Denmark's King Christian IX and Queen Louise. She was a sister to Constantine I of Greece, and thus aunt of three kings and two queens, Constantine's three sons, who all became kings of Greece, and two of his daughters, who were queens, in name, of Romania and Croatia, respectively. She is also an aunt of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
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Birth date | August 30, 1870 |
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Date of death | September 24, 1891 |
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Parents | George I of Greece Olga Constantinovna of Russia |
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Title | Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna of Russia |